St. John's Reformed Church (Lebanon, PA)

Collection

Identifier: Church RG 303

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The St. John's Reformed Church collection consists of: Church Records, Original, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths 1860-1999 - Bulletins - Charter, 1973 - History: General; Anniversary Celebrations, 1900-2010; Manuscript; News Clippings; Published - Newsletters, Financial Records - Photographs - Committees: Building Committee Consistory: Minutes, 1862-2020 Working papers for the church history, entitled "ONE HUNDRED YEARS, 1860-1960" ANCIENT OF DAYS: VIGNETTES OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, by Gerald A. Collins, 1997. ONE HUNDRED YEARS: 1860-1960 ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. Lebanon, PA.,1960.

Dates

Creation: 1860 - 2020

Biographical / Historical

The desire for all services to be held in English and the increasing membership of First (Tabor) Reformed Church led to the founding of St. John's German Reformed Church, which was consecrated on October 18, 1860. Major renovations, which changed the foyer and sanctuary, took place in 1889-1891, and stained glass windows were added. In 1931, a social hall was built, and it was enlarged in 1984. In 1974, the church was placed on the Pennsylvania Inventory of Historic Places. This church closed in 2020.

Clergy:

Henry Harbaugh, 1860-1864 Thomas Swan Johnston, 1864-1884 George Besore Ressor, 1884-1891 Warren J. Johnson, 1891-1898 Henry Haverstick Ranck, 1899-1901 Victor W. Dippell, 1901-1910 Thomas LeVan Bickel, 1910-1916 John Nathan LeVan, 1916-1921 Edgar F. Hoffmeier, 1922-1930 Clarence B. Marsteller, 1931-1953 Roy Ralph Schmid, 1954-1960 Robert M. Gast, 1962-1964 Frederick E. Noll, 1965-1969 David W. Grant, 1969-1975 William H. Sherman, 1976-1986 John F. Schaeffer, Jr., 1987-1993 Darryl E. Dech, 1994-1996 William H. Long, II, 1997-

Extent

1 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

For: Church Registers, 1860-1979; Building Committee Minutes, 1858-1890; and Consistory Minutes, 1862-1959 SEE ALSO: Microfilm #91 For: "The History of St. John's Reformed Church: 1858-19001", Prepared by Rev. Henry H. Ranck. Lebanon, Pa. 1901. SEE ALSO: BX 9581.6 .L425 S35 1901 SEE ALSO: ART 013 Portrait of Rev. Thomas Swan Johnston (1818-1897) Pastor of St John's Church, Lebanon, PA 1864-1884 Art 013